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Daily Reports - Saturday 3rd June 2017
South Pacific International and New Zealand National Accordion Championships and Festival

Sunday 04 June Daily Report

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Four Winds Foundation Pub Charity

Poster, 2017 South Pacific Accordion Championships and Festival

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Schedule


Finale Concert

Sunday 4th June 2017
Finale Concert Sunday at 2:30 pm features:

- Guest Artist: Jiacheng Xue(China)

fresh from winning 2nd place Entertainment category at the 2017 Klingenthal International Competition, Germany.
PLUS
- South Pacific Champion Winners
- New Zealand Champion Winners
- Auckland Accordion Symphonietta

Farewell Dinner

Sunday 4th June 7pm
Aubergine Restaurant, 129 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna.
Tickets must be pre-purchased at the competitions
Adults $50, Children under 10 years $25 - Formal Dress

Saturday Competitions

Reina Lin Sven Balvan
Reina Lin Sven Balvan
Finlay MacDermid Finlay MacDermid & Maria Worthington
Finlay MacDermid with grandmother Maria Worthington from Sydney.
Jack Skelton Ashton Phillips
Jack Skelton Ashton Phillips
Valerie Tay Mia Perry
Valerie Tay Mia Perry
Annabelle Ding Adam Perry
Annabelle Ding Adam Perry
Eric Max Corey Jeffries
Eric Max Corey Jeffries
Jessie Chen Ben Drury
Jessie Chen Ben Drury
Tim Sinyakov Jessie and Robbie Chen
Tim Sinyakov Jessie and Robbie Chen
Mikayla Pennington Mikayla Pennington & Shirley Yelavich.
Mikayla Pennington with teacher Shirley Yelavich.
Andrew Wu Finlay MacDermid
Andrew Wu Finlay MacDermid
Andre Samotoi Andrew Glover
Andre Samotoi Andrew Glover
Alanah Jones and Annabelle Ding Zhang Xinhua, Shen Rongjia and Yang Chen.
Alanah Jones and Annabelle Ding Well known Chinese teacher and composer and New Zealand jury member Zhang Xinhua, Shen Rongjia and Yang Chen.
Zeyuan Niu
Zeyuan Niu (China) competing in the South Pacific Virtuoso Entertainment category.
Marcel Riethmann, Huang Wei (China) and Jenna Doak
Jury members: Marcel Riethmann, Huang Wei (China) and Jenna Doak.
North Shore Musicale Accordion Orchestra conducted by Megan Jennings
North Shore Musicale Accordion Orchestra conducted by Megan Jennings.
Andrew Glover, Dennis Lovatt, Jan Olsen, Catherine Giorza, Antoinette Rodahl, Heather Masefield.
Megan Jennings Finlay MacDermid and Reina Lin
Conductor Megan Jennings. Finlay MacDermid and Reina Lin
Sven Balvin and Jack Skelton Valerie Tay
Sven Balvin and Jack Skelton Valerie Tay

Saturday Morning Results in Programme Order

9:30 a.m. Qualified Class Q204, 8 years Solo
      FIRST Reina Lin
      SECOND Finlay MacDermid
9:36 a.m. Qualified Class Q225, Original Accordion Composition Solo, 16 years and over
      FIRST Jack Skelton
      SECOND Sven Balvan
9:46 a.m. Championship Class C3, New Zealand Solo, 9 years and under
      FIRST Ashton Phillips
9:48 a.m. Championship Class C5, New Zealand Solo, 11 years and under
      FIRST Valerie Tay
9:51 a.m. Championship Class C6, New Zealand Solo, 12 years and under
      FIRST Maia Perry
9:51 a.m. South Pacific Class SP250, South Pacific Accordion Solo, 12 years and under
      FIRST Maia Perry
9:54 a.m. Championship Class C7, New Zealand Solo, 13 years and under
      FIRST Jessie Chen
      SECOND Eric Max
      THIRD EQUAL Annabelle Ding
      THIRD EQUAL Tim Sinyakov
9:57 a.m. Championship Class C8, New Zealand Solo, 14 years and under
      FIRST Ben Drury
      SECOND Adam Perry
      THIRD Corey Jeffries
10:17 a.m. Qualified Class Q218, Light Classical Solo, 10 years and under
      FIRST Andre Samotoi
10:20 a.m. Standard Class S106, 7 years, more than 6 months playing experience
      FIRST Robbie Chen
      SECOND Mikayla Pennington
10:22 a.m. Standard Class S120, 16 years and over, more than 2 years playing experience
      FIRST Sven Balvan
11:00 a.m. Standard Class S117, 14 and 15 years, up to 1 year playing experience
      FIRST Andrew Wu
11:06 a.m. Qualified Class Q219, Light Classical Solo, 11 and 12 years
      FIRST Jessie Chen
11:08 a.m. Qualified Class Q220, Light Classical Solo, 13 to 15 years
      FIRST Adam Perry
      SECOND Ben Drury
11:10 a.m. Qualified Class Q231, Ethnic Solo, 11 and 12 years
      FIRST Theodor Kulanov
11:18 a.m. Standard Class S110, 9 years, more than 6 months playing experience
      FIRST Finlay MacDermid
      SECOND Andre Samotoi
11:20 a.m. Qualified Class Q217, Own Composition Open Solo
      FIRST Andrew Glover
      SECOND Sven Balvan
11:30 a.m. Championship Class C33, New Zealand Duet, 17 years and under
      FIRST Alanah Jones & Annabelle Ding

Saturday Competitions Continue

Maia Perry Corey Jeffries, Adam Perry and Ben Drury
Maia Perry Corey Jeffries, Adam Perry and Ben Drury.
Annabelle Ding, Tim Sinyakov, Eric Max, Jessie Chen
Annabelle Ding, Tim Sinyakov, Eric Max, Jessie Chen.
Andre Samotoi Mikayla Pennington and Robbie Chen
Andre Samotoi Mikayla Pennington and Robbie Chen
Sven Balvan Andrew Wu
Sven Balvan Andrew Wu
Jessie Chen Ben Drury and Adam Perry.
Jessie Chen Ben Drury and Adam Perry.
Theodor Kulinov Sven Balvan and Andrew Glover
Theodor Kulinov Sven Balvan and Andrew Glover
Alanah Jones and Annabelle Ding Compere Stephen Cope
Alanah Jones and Annabelle Ding Compere Stephen Cope assisting the competitions
on his birthday.
Theodore Kulinov Finlay MacDermid
Theodore Kulinov Finlay MacDermid
Alanah Jones and Annabelle Ding Ashton Phillips
Alanah Jones and Annabelle Ding Ashton Phillips
Andy Max Sven Balvan
Andy Max Sven Balvan
Alexandra Reekie
Alexandra Reekie, 2016 New Zealand Coupe Mondiale representative.
Video: Russian Dance
Adam Perry Jessie Chen
Adam Perry Jessie Chen
Monte Cecilia Accordion group
Monte Cecilia Accordion group, left to right: Winona Stephens, Shirley Yelavich, Keira Park, Gace Lithgow,
Maris Lithgow, Donovan Collins.
Amelia Granturco, Ben Pattinson and Alex Zhao
Accordions Alfresco is a Trio from Sydney, left to right: Amelia Granturco, Ben Pattinson and Alex Zhao.
Video:
Video:
Jiachen Xue
Jiachen Xue (China)
Video of Jiachen Xue
 
 
 
 
Alanah Jones and Annabelle Ding Adam Perry, Ben Drury
Alanah Jones and Annabelle Ding Adam Perry, Ben Drury
Theodore Kulinov Sven Balvan
Theodore Kulinov Sven Balvan
   
   
   
 
   

Saturday Afternoon Results in Programme Order

1:00 p.m. Championship Class C32, New Zealand Duet, 15 years and under
      FIRST Alanah Jones & Annabelle Ding
1:07 p.m. Qualified Class Q224, Original Accordion Composition Solo, 13 to 15 years
       FIRST Ben Drury
      SECOND Adam Perry
1:08 p.m. Qualified Class Q237, Improvisation Solo, 11 and 12 years
      FIRST Theodor Kulanov
1:16 p.m. Qualified Class Q239, Improvisation Solo, 16 years and over
      FIRST Sven Balvan
1:20 p.m. Qualified Class Q205, 9 years Solo
      FIRST Finlay MacDermind
      SECOND Ashton Phillips
      THIRD Andre Samotoi
1:25 p.m. Qualified Class Q207, 11 years Solo
      FIRST Jessie Chen
      SECOND Andy Max
1:35 p.m. Qualified Class Q209, 13 years Solo
      FIRST Annabelle Ding
      SECOND Eric Max
1:37 p.m. Qualified Class Q210, 14 years Solo
      FIRST Adam Perry
      SECOND Corey Jeffries
      THIRD Ben Drury
1:46 p.m. Qualified Class Q212, 16 years and over Solo
      FIRST Alexandra Reekie
      SECOND Sven Balvan
1:57 p.m. Qualified Class Q214, Free Bass Solo, 13 to 15 years
      FIRST Angela Chen
2:02 p.m. Qualified Class Q221, Light Classical Solo, 16 years and over
      FIRST Jack Skelton
2:05 p.m. Qualified Class Q227, Entertainment Solo, 11 and 12 years
      FIRST Theodor Kulanov
      SECOND Valerie Tay
      THIRD Andy Max
2:25 p.m. Qualified Class Q229, Entertainment Solo, 16 years and over
      FIRST Sven Balvan
Shen Rongjia, Jiachen Xu, Zhang Xinhua, Harley Jones, Li Meng Yang, Yang Chen and Zeyuan Niu.
NZAA Vice-President Harley Jones with Chinese guests, left to right: Shen Rongjia, Jiachen Xu, well known Chinese teacher and composer and jury member Zhang Xinhua, Harley Jones, Li Meng Yang, Yang Chen and Zeyuan Niu.
   

Thank you to our sponsors:

Four Winds Foundation Pub Charity

Sunday 4th June Daily Report

 
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